[Discuss] anti-state-religion

[Matt Runyon]

> No, it's not.  The Muslims did it, almost every polytheistic religion 
> did it (including the Romans, the Egyptians, the Norse, etc).  I take 
> that back, the Muslims would allow you to not be a part of their 
> religion, you just had to pay a VERY high tax (and still had to be in 
> another religion).
While I can't speak much on this, it does remind me of something similar 
where Jews, when they were openly accepted in Catholic Europe, often had 
to pay extra taxes, in addition to having to also pay the tithe to the 
Church.  So, maybe people could not be part of a religion, but they have 
to pay a hefty tax?


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